Makes an emergency appropriation for fiscal year 2025–2026 to the University of Hawaii to expand and sustain the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Exempts certain positions within the State Historic Preservation Division and Commission on Water Resource Management within the Department of Land and Natural Resources from the state civil service law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Amends Act 307, SLH 2022, to revise tax map key numbers and the conveyance process by which identified properties are to be conveyed to the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Maddy summaryHB 2268 would authorize the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to market and promote film production in Hawaii as part of its official duties. This bill directly affects the HTA, which would gain a new responsibility to support the film industry, and the state's film production sector, which would benefit from targeted marketing efforts. The key provision simply adds film production marketing to the HTA's existing powers, without creating new funding or regulations. The bill is in early stages, having been introduced on January 28, 2026.
Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of a certain amount as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Maddy summaryHB 2301 transfers the licensing authority for private trade, vocational, and technical schools in Hawaii from the Department of Education to the University of Hawaii. This change directly affects private schools offering career-focused training, as they would now report to the University of Hawaii for licensing oversight instead of the Department of Education. The bill’s key mechanism is the formal transfer of regulatory responsibility for these schools’ operations and compliance. The legislation does not alter school curriculum or funding but shifts administrative oversight to the University of Hawaii.
Exempts emergency medical services personnel from commercial driver's license requirements. Expands the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" under the State Traffic Code to replace ambulances with emergency medical services vehicles, and include disaster response and recovery vehicles, Department of Health-approved vehicles, and vehicles designated as emergency vehicles by the State or an emergency management agency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Housing and Land Management and Department of Design and Construction of the City and County of Honolulu as grants‑in-aid to comply with the requirements of Act 206, SLH 2017, and Act 210, SLH 2018. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Appropriates moneys as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Information Technology to upgrade the driver's license and motor vehicle application systems, subject to a dollar-for-dollar match. (HD1)
